MER Article Letter from Jordan In July 1979, the Union of Jordanian Engineers held a forum in Amman on the “Economic and Technical Consequences of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Accord.” The participants expressed the fragile hope that the meeting would lead to similar activities in the future, for Amman is a city bare, not only of g A Special Correspondent • 6 min read
MER Article "The Political Power of the Turkish Bourgeoisie Has Been Increasing with Every Decade" Feroz Ahmad, author of The Turkish Experiment in Democracy, visited Turkey for a month in the summer of 1979, after an absence of two years. On November 12, 1979, MERIP editors Philip Khoury and Joe Stork spoke with him at his home in Boston about recent political developments in Turkey. One featur Feroz Ahmad • 13 min read
MER Article Turkish Politics and Class Struggle, 1950-1975 Feroz Ahmad, The Turkish Experiment in Democracy, 1950-1975 (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1977). Ertugrul Ahmet Tonak, Irvin Cemil Schick • 15 min read
MER Article Egypt's Agriculture in Trouble The horrendous state of the Egyptian economy is a principal factor underlying Sadat’s willingness to address the Knesset in Jerusalem and to make major concessions at Camp David and since. Multiplying shortages, deteriorating infrastructures, and spiraling foreign debts comprise the economic news on Alan Richards • 33 min read
